The National Transportation Safety Board is now making plans to move the wreckage from a single-engine plane crash that killed both the pilot and a relative on board.

"We have established that we have pieces from the tail, pieces from both wings and pieces from the nose of the airplane," NTSB spokesman Dennis Diaz said Monday night. "So we can say we know at least that the entire airplane made it to the accident site."

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Federal investigators Monday assessed the wreckage in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. The Cirrus SR-22 crashed shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, and investigators are still trying to determine the cause.

Investigators experienced a delay when they realized that the plane had a rocket-powered parachute on board.

"Through our process (Monday) of surveying the scene, we have confirmed that the recovery system is inert, and that does not pose a danger, so we can move forward," Diaz said.

The identities of the two people killed in the crash haven't been released. WPBF 25 News learned that the pilot rented the plane a few days ago from Air Orlando Aviation at Orlando Executive Airport.

Diaz said it might take days to remove the wreckage.

"As far as how long that will take, I am not sure for certain, but I estimate at least one to two days, " Diaz said.